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The 3-Racing Toyota 86 body shell has the correct spoiler, but you'll need to buy the entire body shell to get it which will cost you circa £30.
http://www.rcmart.com/3racing-toyota-clear-body-parts-lbd86-p-61987.html?cPath=438_875

The licensing thing is probably down to manufactures no longer having a commercial relationship with some of these companies. Mercedes F1 and DTM teams have recently been sponsored by Petronas – I assume this relationship may extend to their road cars too, perhaps OE Mercedes oils are made by Petronas or a company other than Shell, therefore Mercedes may not want to or be allowed to ‘promote’ a company with whom they no longer have any commercial relationship. This can also explain to missing tyre logos on some bodies.

One of the largest UK based RC Shops (Modelsport) stocks MIP products, they have the Monster Beetle Diff for a reasonable price of £50, compared to the $60 (£44) that you'd pay from MIP, plus shipping and any import duties, so I assume that once the first batch of pre-orders have been fulfilled for the Hotshot diffs, then hopefully Modelsport will be able to stock the Hotshot diffs too which should be cheaper than buying from the USA and adding all the additional duties and handling fees.

If you're willing to invest a similar cost of the 934 Black Special into a rally car, look at the XV01 which is currently available as the Lancia Delta Integrale.
It's a great chassis to build, and there are plenty of hop ups if that interests you too.

To convert the TA02SW to a normal TA02 you need the K-Parts for rear arms which have been discontinued for a while;
https://www.tamiyausa.com/items/radio-control-parts-70/r-c-spare-parts-71000/rc-4wd-ta02-rr-suspension-arms-50556
You'll also also need the Skyline body mount set;
https://www.tamiyausa.com/items/radio-control-parts-70/r-c-spare-parts-71000/rc-skyline-body-mount-set-50482
There are also a couple of Flange Tubes you need to do it as per the instructions, it's worth looking at a normal TA02 manual for guidance;
https://www.tamiyausa.com/items/radio-control-kits-30/4wd-shaft-drive-on-road-(ta)-36150/rc-loctite-nissan-skyline-gt-r-58155
I managed to find a NIP set of rear arms when I got my TA02, whilst the price was reasonable (£7 - £8), I had to pay more than double the original price for shipping from Italy to the UK!
There are 3rd party metal rear arms also available, but these are expensive, and may not suit being used as a rally car;
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ALLOY-FRONT-REAR-LOWER-ARM-SUSPENSION-S-TAMIYA-1-10-TA02-TA-02/332636589741?hash=item4d72af8ead:g:vXkAAOSw8vZXM3Ud
The other and easier option would to buy a TA02SW and convert it to a TA01. Parts are much more common. Assuming you keep the TA02 front suspension setup, from memory, you'd only need a Manta Ray Chassis, and Prop Shaft.

From the wheels which look like the ones used on various touring cars since the Mercedes 190e on the TA01 chassis, I'd say it based on a 190mm touring car, so I'd hazard a guess at being TT02 based, quite possibly 251mm wheelbase as the Yaris is a small hatchback.
Good to see Tamiya releasing a couple of newer rally cars. I know the Hyundai i20 has a limited release in XB format at the moment, but I'd guess thats as they haven't released a light blue paint that matches the Hyundai's paint scheme yet, so maybe that will get a wider kit based release down the line along with matching paint.
Now, time to re-release a couple of older rally bodies please Tamiya.

Are you talking about Body Washers that go on the inside of the shell? If so, I've used these in the past on a few bodies and have been happy with them.
https://www.modelsport.co.uk/fastrax-foam-body-protectors-10-/rc-car-products/11657
Tamiya have also started to do their own version too;
https://www.tamiya.com/english/products/54785/index.htm

The fact that its a straight copy and paste of Time Tunnel's Ebay ad for the same product should tell you it's 100% dodgy.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tamiya-45057-TBLE-02S-Brushed-Brushless-ESC-Replaces-TEU105BK-TEU101BK-/360827647623?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c10

You can also try a Pellet Pump that anglers use like this.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Band-it-Pellet-Pump-Carp-Fishing-Match-Expander-Pellets-/141711108764
I've been planning to pick one up for a while, and add a bit of cardboard with holes in near the top to hold the dampers up-right.